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2016-12-09T23:48:29.000000Z
Researchers have discovered a new pathway in the liver that opens the door to treat non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a condition that affects up to 25 percent of the population and may lead to cirrhosis and eventually liver cancer or failure, and likely other liver diseases.

2016-12-09T19:49:22.000000Z
Greater stress and anxiety resulting from economic insecurity may be at least partly to blame for the U.S. death rate that the government has increased for the first time in a decade, says an expert on poverty and inequality.

2016-12-09T19:47:21.000000Z
20 to 40 percent of the patients with multiple myeloma -- a type of leukemia -- have a defect in the ribosome, the protein factory of the cell. These patients have a poorer prognosis than patients with intact ribosomes. At the same time, they respond better to a drug that already exists, report inve...

2016-12-09T19:47:16.000000Z
A new study shows that participants receiving oxytocin -- a hormone known to promote social bonding - are more synchronized when finger-tapping together, than participants receiving placebo. This effect was observed when pairs of participants, placed in separate rooms tapped together in a leader/fol...

2016-12-09T17:58:29.000000Z
In the first study evaluating patient-reported cosmetic outcomes in a population-based cohort of older women with breast cancer, researchers found that less radiation was associated with improved cosmetic satisfaction long-term.

2016-12-09T15:02:44.000000Z
Loss of a key protein has been discovered as the event that leads to defects in skeletal development, including reduced bone density and a shortening of the fingers and toes -- a new potential target for the diagnosis and treatment of bone diseases such as osteoporosis.

2016-12-09T15:02:36.000000Z
We all know that running causes a bit of inflammation and soreness, and that's just the price you pay for cardiovascular health. You know; no pain, no gain. Well, maybe not. New research from exercise science professors finds that pro-inflammatory molecules actually go down in the knee joint after r...

2016-12-09T19:04:19.000000Z
Some take life-story writing classes, while others hire “personal historians” to record oral histories or to produce videos that combine interviews, home movies and family photos.

2016-12-09T12:00:31.000000Z
If you’re going to take a multivitamin, it makes sense to get one tailored to your age and gender, though many experts question whether you need to take a multivitamin at all.

2016-12-09T01:36:33.000000Z
The 21st Century Cures Act, a bill that sailed through Congress with overwhelming support from both parties, stands in contrast to the looming fight over the Affordable Care Act.

2016-12-09T20:02:06.000000Z
The results of recent trials that tested much-anticipated Alzheimer's disease drugs dashed the hopes of patients with the debilitating condition. The most recent disappointment came from the large trial for solanezumab, by Eli Lilly, announced last month.

2016-12-09T19:42:52.000000Z
Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin has been released from a hospital in New Zealand and is on a flight back to the United States, according to a tweet from his manager, Christina Korp.

2016-12-09T19:26:34.000000Z
Some people microchip their pets to ensure they're easily found when lost, but now a city in Japan wants to apply a similar approach to their elderly -- and they're turning to QR code stickers instead of microchips.

2016-12-09T09:02:00.000000Z
An international team of researchers involving the University of Adelaide is tackling the controversy over what some scientists consider to be a "harmful" hormone, arguing that it could be...
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2016-12-09T08:48:00.000000Z
Short telomeres — the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes — have been previously linked to increased risk of death from heart disease. Now, research by scientists at UC San Francisco and the...
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2016-12-09T08:45:00.000000Z
Lifestyle factors like cigarette smoking and red meat consumption are known to be associated with an increased risk of colon polyps that can lead to colorectal cancer. Polyps are small growths on the...
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2016-12-09T08:43:00.000000Z
An achievement by UCLA neuroscientists could lead to a better understanding of astrocytes, a type of cell in the brain that is thought to play a role in Lou Gehrig’s disease, also called amyotrophic...
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2016-12-09T08:41:00.000000Z
Until now, no quantitative relationship between the level of electricity applied to the brain and the extent of neural activity generated has been plotted in humans.
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2016-12-09T08:40:00.000000Z
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently launched a call for the use of behavioral treatments for managing chronic pain instead of, or in addition to, opioid treatments.
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2016-12-08T19:00:00.000000Z
All U.S. women should get the vaccine in pregnancy, but only about half do now, researchers say
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2016-12-09T14:16:20.000000Z
A report released by the National Center for Transgender Equality shows that many still struggle with bias and prejudice that negatively affects their mental health, despite gains in transgender rights in the past few years.

2016-12-09T14:16:14.000000Z
The VA determines the ratings for 146 of its medical centers each quarter and bases them on dozens of factors, including death and infection rates, instances of avoidable complications and wait times.

2016-12-09T14:16:10.000000Z
Evergreen, which started as one of the health co-op insurers funded by the federal health law, ran into financial problems. Insurance regulators had hoped that it would work through the regulatory process for its conversion in time for the beginning of 2017 coverage, but it didn't manage to do so.

2016-12-09T14:16:03.000000Z
CMS releases the list of drugs that contributed to higher Medicare spending in 2015. Meanwhile, payers predict drug prices will continue to rise between 3 and 6 percent over the next three years.